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Birds
A noisy plover of gravel lots and short grass that fakes a broken wing to lead you off.
Field facts
HabitatGravel, ploughed fields, shorelines
RangeStatewide
When to lookMarch to November; some winter
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesSemipalmated plover — one breast band
Field note: Its eggs sit right on open gravel, camouflaged as stones.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
If a killdeer performs the broken-wing act, you are near the nest — leave.
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